1961 VFL Round 4: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1961 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 4 of the 1961 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Bob Skilton captained the hosts. John Nicholls captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, T. Brain, D. Burke, J. Carlile, G. Crough, C. Deacon, A. Dunn, B. Hannon, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, R. Stockman, J. Trethowan, J. Woolley

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, J. Williams

South Melbourne (7.14.56) were defeated by Carlton (11.6.72).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Boyd (3), B. McGowan (2), T. Brain, B. Skilton
Carlton: T. Carroll (3), L. Brereton (2), M. Cross (2), J. Nicholls (2), B. Arch, G. Collis

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1961 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 6 May 1961
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 25,624

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 7.14.56 - 11.6.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 6 3 . 11 5 . 13 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Carlton 5 . 3 6 . 3 11 . 4 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Margin CARL by 15 CARL by 10 CARL by 27 CARL by 16 CARL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Faul (South Melbourne), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: Bob Skilton (South Melbourne), John Nicholls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Nunn

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 0 ?
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 3 ?
16 Brain, Terry ? ? 1 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 0 ?
41 Carlile, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Deacon, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
38 Dunn, Albie ? ? 0 ?
18 Hannon, Barry ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob (c) ? ? 1 ?
27 Stockman, Ron ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
31 Woolley, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 14

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Arch, Bill ? ? 1 ?
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 0 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 2 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Carroll, Tom ? ? 3 ?
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 ?
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
23 Cross, Martin ? ? 2 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 ?
35 Pavlou, Chris ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
32 Varlamos, Vasil ? ? 0 ?
31 Williams, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s